Prescription of Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Hospitalized Tobacco Users.

Objectives: In hospitalized patients, cigarette smoking is linked to increased readmission rates, emergency department visits, and overall mortality. Smoking cessation reduces these risks, but many patients who smoke are unsuccessful in quitting. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is an effective tool that assists patients who smoke with quitting.

Implementation, enrollment, and engagement in an opt-out telehealth pharmacist-assisted tobacco treatment program for patients seen in oncology outpatient clinics.

Objective: To describe the workflow, reach, cost, and self-reported quit rates for an opt-out tobacco treatment program (TTP) for patients seen in 43 oncology outpatient clinics.

Methods: Between May 25, 2021, and December 31, 2022, adult patients (≥18 years) visiting clinics affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center were screened for smoking status. Those currently smoking were referred to a telehealth pharmacy-assisted TTP.

An automated approach to salt selection for new unique trazodone salts.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish an automated approach to salt selection and to search for unique trazodone salts for new applications.

Methods: Automated procedures were developed on a Biomek 2000 automation workstation with stacker and plate reader capabilities. Trazodone was dispensed into 96-well plates, and an automated method was set up to form 104 trazodone salts.